Mr. Shen thought that by abandoning Madam Shen and Shen Mingche, he could save himself.
He was the Family Head. If even he were implicated, the Shen family would not only lose all face, but the entire clan would collapse.
Shen Mingji needed the Shen family as his backing. As long as he hadn't lost his mind, he should know how to choose.
Unfortunately, Shen Mingji did not relent.
Nor did he feel that the Shen family was his backing.
Every last charge was supported by irrefutable evidence, and the matter had even alarmed the Monarch in the Capital City.
Madam Shen was the main culprit and, by law, was to be beheaded.
Mr. Shen and Shen Mingche were accomplices. They were to be caned one hundred times, then exiled.
Their co-conspirators were also exiled with the father and son to a bitter, cold land.
If the family hadn't produced a Third-Grade General, after suffering such a heavy blow, the Shen family would likely have collapsed.
